Overview
- The restitution order follows Bock’s spring conviction on all counts alongside co-defendant Salim Said, the former owner of Safari Restaurant.
- Prosecutors allege the scheme extracted nearly $250 million from the Federal Child Nutrition Program through falsified meal counts reimbursed by the Minnesota Department of Education.
- Jurors also found that Bock accepted kickbacks and funneled money to her then-boyfriend, Empress Watson.
- Investigators have identified several bank accounts tied to Bock and more than $13,000 in cash for potential forfeiture, with a final order still pending.
- New defendants were charged in late November as the federal investigation continues, and the court has not set a sentencing date.